Plaza Hotel workers claim they suffered from its 'rape culture'

One of the city’s fanciest hotels is the site of some of the sleaziest sexual harassment, a new lawsuit charges.

Six women who worked as cocktail servers, bartenders and hospitality coordinators at the Plaza Hotel and its famous bar, The Palm Court, allege in a suit filed in Bronx Supreme Court that they endured a “permissive and toxic culture in which women are routinely treated as sexual objects.”

In one egregious example, Crystal Washington alleged she was routinely harassed starting in 2014 by a union delegate for The Palm Court, Syed Islam.

“Mr. Islam would frequently leer at Ms. Washington, saying ‘You’ve got a nice a–‘ or ‘I can tell you had sex last night, I know you like the back of my hand,'” the suit reads.

The women, four of whom are still working at the hotel, allege that instead of attempting to address a pervasive “rape culture,” management has retaliated against them in an effort to protect the brand.